Dear St Anne's Community,

I would like to start by thanking you for your ongoing patience and flexibility as we continue with remote learning in a challenging environment. The positive attitude and manner you bring to supporting your child/ren in their learning is a big part of how well our students have adapted to online learning. I understand that these circumstances have led us to think very differently about the way we teach and how our children learn. For many of our students and families, this may have caused anxiety and will challenge the way we teach and deliver content.

Teachers will continue to connect with their students, parents and colleagues. The work your child’s teacher sets is important, but your family’s wellbeing is more so. Try to keep a routine and a dedicated space for school work, but don’t forget that much valuable and memorable learning takes place in “real world” situations. Students are encouraged to work with you doing some particular hands-on activities eg: cooking, exploring outside or playing board games or cards together. This time away from screens is so important.

Today is R U OK? Day. As one way of supporting student wellbeing, we will focus on wellbeing activities next Wednesday as a whole school.

Thank you again for all that you are doing. Be comforted in knowing that we will pick up where each student is at when we are able to return to school. Our children will get through this and be OK. Each of you are doing a great job in supporting our students to do this.

Attendance

It is important that you still notify us if your child will not be particpating in the meeting for a particular day. Some students are collecting a long list of absences as we do not have an explanation for them not attending the class meets. Secondary rolls are bing marked every lesson, every day. Your support in this matter is appreciated. 

Secondary Reporting

There will be no Term 3 reports sent home for secondary students, due to the remote learning situation. Teachers are still gathering assessment data and this will be used for Semester 2 reports that go out at the end of next term. 

We all miss our students and look forward to when we are able to have students return to face to face learning at school.

Take care,

Grant